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Polygrade emerges from stealth with $6.3M to bring AI to home warranty claims
BetaKit covers Polygrade’s emergence from stealth, its $6.3 million seed round, and how its AI agents take the administrative work out of home warranty claims.
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On October 6, 2026, Polygrade emerged from stealth with $6.3 million in seed funding, and BetaKit had the exclusive. In a conversation with founder and CEO David Steckel, BetaKit’s Josh Scott covers why warranty claims are ready for software built specifically for them, and how Polygrade’s AI agents gather information from homeowners, recommend decisions, source parts, process invoices, and pay contractors.
The piece also covers how Polygrade keeps people in control. Its agents work within each warranty company’s existing rules, escalate anything outside them for human review, and make every recommendation traceable. Customers decide how much to automate, from advisor to co-pilot to defined actions within their own thresholds.
Polygrade is backed by Construct Capital, AmFam Ventures, NineFour Ventures, Hustle Fund, and Room and Pillar. The funding will grow the team, with new forward deployed engineers to help customers integrate and go-to-market hires as the company expands.
About Polygrade
Polygrade is an AI-native claims management platform for the warranty industry. Polygrade uses specialized AI agents across the claims lifecycle, from first notice of loss through contractor payment. Founded in 2025 by veterans of Sears Home Services, Thumbtack and Setter, Polygrade has offices in Toronto, St. George, Utah and Austin, Texas, and serves warranty companies, suppliers and service providers across the United States. For more information, visit polygrade.com.
Media contact
Jess Poindexter
jess@polygrade.com
